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A coat of many colors : religion and society along the Cape Fear River of North Carolina /
While religious diversity is often considered a relatively recent phenomenon in America, the Cape Fear region of North Carolina has been a diverse community since the area was first settled. The Cape Fear River and the port city of Wilmington were more urban than the rest of the state; thus the regi...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2006.
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| Series: | Religion in the South.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | While religious diversity is often considered a relatively recent phenomenon in America, the Cape Fear region of North Carolina has been a diverse community since the area was first settled. The Cape Fear River and the port city of Wilmington were more urban than the rest of the state; thus the region provided people with opportunities seldom found in other parts of North Carolina. These opportunities drew residents from many ethnic backgrounds, and the residents brought their religious traditions with them. In A Coat of Many Colors, Walter H. Conser Jr. explores how religious and racial diver. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 372 pages) : illustrations, map. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-360) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813171466 9780813171463 9780813138305 0813138302 1283232650 9781283232654 9786613232656 6613232653 |